Perceived ease of use and usefulness of bedside-computer systems

Computers in Nursing

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 151-156

  Dillon, Thomas W ^a   McDowell, Dorothea ^a   Salimian, Fatollah ^a   Conklin, Denise ^a  

^a WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bedside computer systems; Health care; Nursing; Perceived ease of use; Perceived usefulness; Technology acceptance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; COMPUTER INTERFACE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; NURSING STAFF; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; QUESTIONNAIRES; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 0032059590     PISSN: 07368593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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